Navigating difficult waters: Publishing trends and scholarship in sales research

Journal of Personal Selling and Sales Management

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 79-92

  Plouffe, Christopher R ^a   Williams, Brian C ^b   Wachner, Trent ^a  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Department of Strategy and Integration

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EID: 40049096794     PISSN: 08853134     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2753/PSS0885-3134280106     Document Type: Article

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